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Noord-Scharwoude West

2,335 residents · postal code 1723 · Part of Noord-Scharwoude, Dijk en Waard

  • no. 3,326 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 22 of 58 in Dijk en Waard
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Scores per pillar

Noord-Scharwoude West, in the municipality of Dijk en Waard, is above all safe: a 9.4, with 19.4 crimes per 1,000 people present below the national middle. Amenities score well too at 8.8, everything within walking distance. The neighbourhood is 80 percent single-family and 74 percent owner-occupied, and ageing, with 26 percent over 65. Social cohesion and nature lag at 4.6 and 3.9, which holds the overall score to an 8.1.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
2.1 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
4.8 km
Hospital
4.7 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
2.1 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
19.4
Violent crimes
0.3
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 381,000
Owner-occupied
74%
Single-family homes
80%
Built after 2000
17%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 11%25–45 22%45–65 26%65+ 26%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
32%
Residents per km²
5,251

Nearby neighbourhoods

Zuid-Scharwoude Oost

Dijk en Waard

4.5

Noord-Scharwoude Oost

Dijk en Waard

4.9

Zuid-Scharwoude West

Dijk en Waard

7.8

Oudkarspel Zuid

Dijk en Waard

8.2

Duizend Eilandenrijk Noord

Dijk en Waard

9.4

Zandhorst III

Dijk en Waard

4.1

Similar neighbourhoods

Eilandenbuurt Zuid

Almere

8.1

Oostpoort

Amsterdam

8.1

Leeuwerik West

Tilburg

8.1

's-Graveland

Wijdemeren

8.1

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Noord-Scharwoude West calculated?

Noord-Scharwoude West scores 8.1 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Noord-Scharwoude West a safe neighbourhood?

Noord-Scharwoude West scores 9.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.